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La Sylphide "White Ballets"
Phillipe Taglioni choreographed this dance, and Marie which was his daughter performed it. This dance influenced fashion style with their long white costumes. -
Giselle
This piece was choreographed by Jean Coralli. Jules Perrot choerographed Giselle, but Carlotta Grisi player Giselle. -
Coppelia
Coopelia was choreographed by SaintLeon, but unfortunately he died 3 months later at the age 49. This dance was about a love triangle between Swanhilda, Franz, and life size dancing doll. -
Marie Taglioni (Retired)
Marie Taglioni was a ballet dancer of the romantic era. Marie was trained by her father. "La Sylphide" became her signature role, Paris 1832. -
Carlotta Grisi (Retired)
Carlotta was a strong Italian ballet dancer. She studied with a partner Jules Perrot, and her greatest role was "Giselle". Grisi and Perrot travled all through Europe together. -
Lucille Grahn
Lucille was a Royal Danish Ballete. Auguste Bournovil arranged for her to study in Paris. She then traveled to Russia appering in "La Sylphide". -
Fanny Cerrito
Fanny was an Italian anger and choreographer. She taught at Ballete school of the Royal Teaters. Fanny toured in Rome, Florence, Naples, and Vienna. In 1840, she moved to London. She was last seen in 1851. -
Le Apres-midi-d'un Faune
This piece one of the major works of Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) -
Le Sacre Du Printemps
One of Vaslav Nijinksky major works, the nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near-riot in the audience -
Arthur Mitchell
The first African American to join the NYCB. He then left to open his own school and founded the Dance Theater of Harlem. -
Natalia Makarova
Russian ballerina danced with ABT, NYCB and the Royal Ballet in London. -
Suzanne Farrell
American ballerina who danced many leading roles that Balanchine created just for her -
The Final Ballet Russe
the last time they ever performed this show -
Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian trained dancer and later emerged as a choreographer. He was known for his soaring leaps, and his major works were Le Apres- midi- d'un Faune and Le Sacre Du Printemps. -
George Balanchine
Russian dancer and choreographer who started the school of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet
